Cleveland Browns: Kicker Phil Dawson

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The Cleveland Browns are now are entering their 5th rebuild since entering the league in 1999. Eric Mangini's attempt to reconstruct the team only resulted in setting the franchise back another 2 years, as a disastrous 2009 draft produced only one quality player.

With a new coach, the Browns are turning over the roster, cutting six players last week due mainly to age and lack of production.

The only free agent even worth pursuing on the Browns' roster is kicker, Phil Dawson. He is one of the best in the league but is starting to get up there in years. Still, the Browns couldn't do any better than him, and signing Dawson should be a priority for the club.

It appears it isn't, though, and the Browns probably will go younger at the kicking position as well.

Detroit Lions: Kevin Smith

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The Detroit Lions don't have a lot of free agents this season, and no one they truly need to re-sign. But for purposes of this piece, we will single out Kevin Smith as a priority signing, purely for depth and continuity purposes.

Oakland Raiders: Michael Bush

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Michael Bush is 1 of 2 reasons why the Raiders running game was so big in 2010.

In this league, though, you don't want to go into a season with just one running back, no matter how good Darren McFadden is. To keep the running game as potent in 2011 as it was in 2010, Michael Bush must be re-signed.

With Richard Seymour now back, the Raiders should turn to Bush.

You might be thinking, "What about Nnamdi Asomugha?"

Asomugha is going to test the waters, and if the Raiders truly wanted to keep him, they already would've picked up his option or given him a new contract.

Miami Dolphins: Ronnie Brown

The Dolphins are undergoing a lot of change, and while new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll may design plays that intentionally lose yards, that is another argument, for another time.

Ronnie Brown is still under the age of 30 and will give the Dolphins some continuity and some depth in 2011.

Ricky Williams already has stated his intention to move on, and the Dolphins will end up drafting a running back this year. Brown gives them somebody to help teach the new guy the ropes while they toil under Daboll's idiotic approach to offense.

Seattle Seahawks: Matt Hasselbeck

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Matt Hasselbeck is approaching the end of his career, but he still has some life left in him. To help pass the torch to the next quarterback, the Seahawks need to sign Hasselbeck to a 2-year deal to give a rookie quarterback a chance to develop, and eventually take over.

New York Giants: Ahmad Bradshaw

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The Giants running game is fueled in large part by Ahmad Bradshaw. He's still got plenty of gas left in the tank and the Giants can lock him up for the rest of his prime and worry about other things this offseason.